Marco Rubio

News about Marco Rubio, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jul. 29, 2015

Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio's low-key approach seems to have won over voters in South Carolina, where nation's second primary will be held in February 2016. MORE

Jul. 9, 2015

Florida Sen Marco Rubio is scheduling appearances across Iowa in attempt to make lasting impression on voters in a critical state for 2016 presidential election; Rubio's speeches deliver mix of autobiography, optimism and thoughts about what kind of country America will be in 21st century. MORE

Jul. 6, 2015

Senator Marco Rubio has embraced fact that many Cubans are looking askance at his candidacy for president of the United States, due to way he is characterized in country's state-run press; Rubio has long argued against normalized relations with Cuba, which has led to him being portrayed as part of 'Cuban-American terrorist mafia.' MORE

Jul. 4, 2015

Sen Marco Rubio, Republican presidential hopeful with no natural national base of support to draw on, puts all of his focus on fundraising, and has some very generous benefactors, like billionaire auto dealer Norman Braman; also has made inroads with Mitt Romney’s fundraising operation, which raised $1 billion in 2012 presidential campaign. MORE

Jun. 10, 2015

Republican presidential contender Sen Marco Rubio is notable for his youth and quick ascension in GOP, but scrutiny of his personal finances gives pause; many of his financial troubles have played out in unusually public way, and create particular complications for campaign. MORE

May. 24, 2015

Editorial points to lack of complaint among Republican presidential contenders about way Sen Marco Rubio is receiving outsize financial support from Florida billionaire Norman Braman as indication of how deeply normalized big-money politics have become; calls on lawmakers to pass bill in Congress that would address undue influence super PACs have on political process. MORE

May. 23, 2015

Some Democrats are growing worried about prospect of presidential election contest between Hillary Clinton and Republican Sen Marco Rubio, with some members of Clinton's inner circle sounding alarm bells; of primary concern is degree to which Rubio, with his Hispanic background, may draw Hispanic voters to Republican Party, which has prompted Clinton to release detailed immigration plan. MORE

May. 14, 2015

Sen Marco Rubio outlines muscular American foreign policy designed to protect country's interests and set him apart as hawk in crowded 2016 presidential field. MORE

May. 10, 2015

Review of relationship between Sen Marco Rubio and Miami businessman, billionaire auto dealer Norman Braman, shows Braman has been integral to both Rubio's personal and political life; Braman is set to become single largest donor to Rubio's presidential campaign. MORE

May. 8, 2015

Republican presidential contender Sen Marco Rubio, son of poor Cuban immigrants, says his background portrays his twist on American dream, but his candidacy is also seen as way to change GOP; to party supporters and primary voters he has impressed, Rubio appears to affirm idea that in free market, anyone can rise to success without connections or wealth. MORE

May. 4, 2015

Republican candidates in 2016 presidential race are attempting to shake off image of wealth and privilege that has marked party's nominees in recent years; Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and others are dusting off their middle- and working-class credentials, attempting to establish empathetic tone that many voters say is lacking among conservatives. MORE

Apr. 25, 2015

Gail Collins Op-Ed column deconstructs Sen Marco Rubio's 2012 autobiography An American Son, one of several memoirs written by 2016 presidential contenders; notes Rubio portrays himself as willful child who later rose quickly through political ranks, but book lacks insight into what shapes his political ideology. MORE

Apr. 21, 2015

David Brooks Op-Ed column weighs chances of Sen Marco Rubio of Florida securing Republican nomination for 2016 presidential election, and of winning election overall; submits Rubio is most talented politician in race with compelling story, and that his story embodies American dream Republicans fear is being lost; holds Rubio's appeal to youth and Hispanics and his relative outsider status may work to his benefit. MORE

Apr. 19, 2015

Frank Bruni Op-Ed column compares way Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sens Marco Rubio and Rand Paul have followed up on their announced intentions to run for president in 2016; expresses bafflement at way Rand Paul seems unprepared; suggests that both Rubio and Clinton handled themselves admirably, despite fact that both seemed very scripted. MORE

Apr. 18, 2015

Republican Sen Marco Rubio of Florida meets with potential voters across New Hampshire as campaigning for 2016 presidential election gets underway in early voting states. MORE

Apr. 15, 2015

Political Memo; Democratic and Republican presidential contenders are seeking to alter their public images in differing ways, with Sen Marco Rubio, Wisconsin Gov Scott Walker, Sen Rand Paul and Florida Gov Jeb Bush trying to appear presidential while Hillary Rodham Clinton making attempt at approachability; danger for candidates on both sides lies in appearing phony. MORE

Apr. 14, 2015

Sen Marco Rubio announces his candidacy for Republican nomination for president at event in Miami; Rubio stresses his relative youth in his announcement and makes case for newer generation of political leaders, drawing contrast between himself and likely primary opponent Jeb Bush, as well as Democratic contender Hillary Clinton. MORE

Apr. 14, 2015

The Upshot; Sen Marco Rubio of Florida has surprisingly small support in his bid for 2016 Republican presidential nomination despite four years of national prominence; main stumbling block to his candidacy is that Jeb Bush is tapping so-called invisible primary--behind-the-scenes support from Republican Party's mainstream conservative and moderate donors whose elite support often decides nomination. MORE

Apr. 13, 2015

Sen Marco Rubio's expected announcement about his intention to run for Republican nomination in 2016 presidential race will be boldest gamble in career filled with political bets taken on long odds. MORE

Apr. 10, 2015

Florida Sen Marco Rubio's ambitions clash with those of his longtime friend Jeb Bush, as he challenges his mentor for Republican presidential nomination; party insiders express shock that Rubio would dare upstage Bush, since two were like family for 15 years, but others point out new blood is preferable to aging Bush dynasty. MORE

Mar. 30, 2015

Likely Republican presidential candidates Sens Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul, as well as likely Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, all believe income gap is problem; they all diverge from public opinion, however, on how to fix it, and are vague on action; four likely contenders are in step with country's most affluent voters on addressing inequality. MORE

Mar. 25, 2015

Op-Ed article by MSNBC correspondent Joy-Ann Reid examines how former Florida Gov Jeb Bush's mentoring of Sen Marco Rubio is now coming back to haunt him as Rubio emerges as obstacle in Bush's path to 2016 Republican nomination; notes that Democrats should be hoping that Rubio runs, as it will severely disrupt Bush's momentum. MORE

Mar. 22, 2015

Political team behind former Florida Gov Jeb Bush is mobilizing to lock up support from state's best-known political operatives, elected officials and campaign donors, in hopes of positioning him for victory in state both in primary and general elections in 2016; Bush faces both threat of Sen Marco Rubio, who is from Miami, in Republican primary, and possible demographic shift in state that could benefit Democrats in general. MORE

Mar. 22, 2015

Ross Douthat Op-Ed column maintains that Jeb Bush's biggest problem is as possible Republican presidential contender is one of identification, not ideology, as there are few Republican voters who want to nominate dynastic heir; notes Wisconsin Gov Scott Walker and Sen Marco Rubio are Bush's biggest rivals since their identities match way Republican voters want to think about their party. MORE

Mar. 17, 2015

The Upshot; Tax Foundation analysis of tax plan proposed by Sens Marco Rubio and Mike Lee suggests that by lowering taxes, it will create revenue by freeing business investment, finding that most economists reject; analysis is nevertheless important because it uses so-called 'dynamic scoring,' which credits legislation for likely macroeconomic effects, requirement enacted by Republicans in House for all analyses of tax bills by Congressional Budget Office. MORE

Mar. 12, 2015

The Upshot; tax plan proposed by Republican Sens Marco Rubio and Mike Lee, which seeks to appease both wealthy and middle class by offering tax cuts to families and those who own capital, may be too costly, forcing party to choose priorities. MORE

Feb. 24, 2015

Specter of Jeb Bush presidential bid in 2016 is casting large shadow over political aspirations of fellow Florida Republican Sen Marco Rubio, whose team is resisting impression that Bush candidacy diminishes Rubio run; many Republican donors have already thrown their backing to Bush. MORE

Feb. 13, 2015

David Brooks Op-Ed column observes that realities of capitalism's shortcomings and economic inequality have given rise to Marco Rubio book American Dreams and Lawrence Summers' Report of Commission of Inclusive Prosperity; notes documents, presenting both right- and left-leaning sides of debate, agree middle class is being hurt by globalization and technological change, but differ in other key ways; says both views point to rising urgency of issue. MORE

Jan. 30, 2015

Op-Ed article by author Ann Louise Bardach calls for repeal of Cuban Adjustment Act policies, which offers Cubans immigrants fast track to citizenship, arguing that it unfairly privileges one group over others; notes that Hispanic Sens Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Robert Menendez, who will largely decide whether act will be repealed, will have to abolish immigration policies like this if they want support of Hispanic-American community at large. MORE

Jan. 16, 2015

Republican Party, which has been majority for only one week, is increasingly more divisive as some members focus on running for president in 2016 and others try to achieve record of accomplishment in Washington; party leaders hold retreat while Sen Rand Paul of Kentucky, Sen Marco Rubio of Florida and Sen Ted Cruz of Texas begin their presumptive campaigns. MORE

Jan. 4, 2015

Jim Rutenberg Talk interview with Sen Marco Rubio, whose book American Dreams has been published. MORE

Dec. 19, 2014

Sen Marco Rubio, who grew up in Miami and is the son of Cuban immigrants, strongly believes Pres Obama's new outreach to Cuba is mistake, despite what polls say; vows to use his position as incoming chairman of Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on Western Hemisphere to hold up funding for an embassy in Cuba and for nomination of ambassador there. MORE

Nov. 9, 2014

Ross Douthat Op-Ed column observes that Republican Party has won for second time in four years a sweeping midterm victory without having a policy agenda to match; expresses hope that if 2016 primary presidential contest coalesces around Sens Marco Rubio and Ran Paul, Republican Party could engage in a transformative debate. MORE

May. 16, 2014

Paul Krugman Op-Ed column criticizes Republican Sen Marco Rubio for declaring overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change to be false; contends Republicans have reached a point where allegiance to false doctrines has become crucial badge of identity; compares party's resistance to science about climate change to its insistence that runaway inflation is a problem. MORE

May. 12, 2014

Sen Marco Rubio, in wide-ranging television interview on This Week With George Stephanopoulos, disagrees with accepted scientific wisdom that humans are having effect on climate change; remarks come in interview in which he drops hints about running for president in 2016. MORE

Mar. 7, 2014

Sen Marco Rubio, Florida Republican who was attacked by conservatives for supporting immigration reform, is trying to become leading voice for muscular brand of foreign policy; potential 2016 presidential candidate addresses Conservative Political Action Conference. MORE

Mar. 2, 2014

Florida Sen Marco Rubio, hoping to set himself apart from crowd of possible candidates for 2016 Republican presidential nomination, proposes eight specific steps for Pres Obama to take in response to Russia's 'grave violation' of national sovereignty in its invasion of Ukraine. MORE

Jan. 19, 2014

Ross Douthat Op-Ed column expresses optimism about emergent right-of-center policy agenda with new ideas and Republican politicians like Sens Mike Lee and Marco Rubio willing to back them; contends it is first time in many years that conservative policy reformers' perspectives are being taken seriously. MORE

Oct. 10, 2013

Several Republicans, including Sens Marco Rubio and Rand Paul and New Jersey Gov Chris Christie, are using the government shutdown to stake position for potential presidential bids in 2016. MORE

Sep. 24, 2013

Sen Marco Rubio announces he is withdrawing his support of William Thomas, gay black Miami judge who has been nominated to Federal District Court for Southern District of Florida, effectively blocking judge's nomination. MORE

Aug. 1, 2013

Gail Collins Op-Ed column singles out Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz as being the show horses of the United States Senate; notes all three are currently in the news for their efforts to get Republicans to promise not to vote to fund federal government unless Obama cancels health care reform law, and that all three are preparing for a 2016 presidential bid. MORE

Jul. 28, 2013

Republican Sens Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Rob Portman are talking discreetly about how to advance legislation to ban abortion at 20 weeks; anti-abortion groups say they are seeing renewed effort among junior Republican senators to set new limits on abortion, particularly those who are looking to build up or repair their standing with conservative voters. MORE

Jul. 2, 2013

Many of Republican Party's most powerful and well-financed forces are moving to provide cover for Florida Sen Marc Rubio and Republicans like him who are pushing to overhaul nation’s immigration system; as party assesses its chances for 2016 presidential campaign, many Republican strategists believe they need as robust a primary field as possible, and messy fight over a subject as touchy as illegal immigration is a prospect many Republican leaders are eager to avoid. MORE

May. 8, 2013

Apr. 30, 2013

Jim DeMint, former Republican senator from South Carolina, who helped kill legislation to overhaul immigration, finds Sen Marco Rubio, his onetime protege and closest friend, on the other side of the issue; Rubio, Republican from Florida, is pivotal member of bipartisan Senate group that has written immigration reform legislation against which DeMint, as president of Heritage Foundation, will be leading the charge. MORE

Apr. 14, 2013

Legislation that would overhaul the country’s immigration system received a forceful endorsement from Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, who after holding back for weeks appeared on seven talk shows to voice his support. MORE

Apr. 6, 2013

Questions remain whether Florida Sen Marco Rubio will ultimately sign onto bill for broad overhaul of immigration laws that he has been drafting with bipartisan group; analysts say Rubio, who is seen as rising conservative hero and possible 2016 presidential contender, may not want to risk ruffling his Republican base despite his call for immigration law changes. MORE

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August 2, 2015, Sunday

Presidential candidates have grown deeply dependent on the contributions of a tiny slice of the richest Americans as “super PACs” have raised money much more quickly than hopefuls could have on their own.

August 2, 2015, Sunday

Billionaire industrialist and conservative political donor Charles Koch welcomed a group of roughly 450 like-minded fundraisers to one of his twice-annual conferences Saturday by challenging them to advocate for ending "corporate cronyism" - even if...